[552] targats = round ornaments.
[553] blink sae brawlie = glance so bravely.
[554] brie = brow.
[90. Clyde Water]
I
Willie stands in his stable door,
And clapping at his steed,
And over his white fingers
His nose began to bleed.
II
‘Gie corn unto my horse, mither,
Gie meat unto my man;
For I maun gang to Margaret’s bour
Before the nicht comes on.’—